My Face/Off review

My Face/Off review

Face/Off: This movie is centered on a FBI Sean Archer who’s captured a terrorist name Castor Troy who killed his son. After his capture Sean learns that he place a bomb in L.A., he can’t find out where Castor put it because he’s in a coma. So the FBI comes up with the idea of him and Sean switching faces and goes undercover in prison to get the information out of Castor’s brother. That becomes difficult when Castor awakens and took Sean’s identity. So Sean has to prove that he isn’t Castor Troy before things get out of hand. 

  

This is an underrated action movie from the 90’s, I mean no one is talking about this movie. I like the concept of enemies switching places because I haven’t see it done like this before. We also see how the two men impact each other’s lives whether or not it’s for the better. Plus them trying to be each other can be funny at times. I’ve fond of how this movie is directed because it done in a way that it foreshadows how things could play out in the movie.

Sean Archer is a tortured soul who still dealing with his son’s murder. That’s my issue with this characters we don’t know what he’s like before he’s murder and that serve no purpose in the story.

Castor Troy is kind of like the Joker as far as enjoying causing death and destruction. Plus he can be amusing.

One of the problems I have with this movie is that it could have been a Psychological thrill but the creators did take advantage of that idea. Family could have been a theme for this movie but the writer didn’t go in that direction either. The acting from both leading men can be over the top at times. Overall this is a decent action movie that I would recommend that you check out.

Rating = Worth Seeing     

My Wonder Woman review

My Wonder Woman review 

 Intro: It's about time WB made a DC movie that's colorful.  

Wonder Woman: This movie is centered on Diana/Wonder Woman who lives on an island full of amazon warriors. One day she meets a man name Steve Trevor who ends up on her island, he informs them about the war that's going on and Diana believes she knows the cause of this war. So, she joins him to end the war. 

This movie didn't give CPR to the DCEU. You can watch this movie without watching the other DC movies. I like that this is a period piece we don't get a lot of that with these films. This movie reference a Batman Villain. No! It's not Ra's al Ghul if you're wondering. This movie has feminist vibes to it. However, it's not done in a way where it makes the men look bad. Sidenote That my gripe with movies or shows that have a female lead, but I digress. I'm fond of the questions this movie asks like is the human race worth saving? How do we decide who to save? 

Diana/Wonder Woman is a female Superman, seriously this is what Man of Steel should have done with Superman kind of. Also, she acts like a child in the movie, you'll see what I mean when you watch this movie. This character is portrayed better than she was in the 2001 Justice League cartoon for the most part. I mean she didn't come off as a feminist. The issue I have with her is she puts people in danger trying to do good. The conclusion she came up with at the end of the movie, came out of nowhere. Also, I wish the actress who plays this character would have the same body type as the actress who played Xena. 

My Editor: What are you talking about they both have the same body. 

Me: Are you sure about that? (I pointed out the difference between the two and he put me in a headlock.) OK! OK! I'm sorry! 

Steve Trevor is the everyman, he helps Diana be a costume to the outside world. Their awkward dynamic can be amusing at times. My only complaint with him is that he put himself in danger when he didn't need to. 

Dr. Poison (one of the villains.) is wasted, I mean she's an enigma and we learn nothing about her in the movie. 

The biggest problem with this movie is the last act, it really hurt the story this film is trying to tell. Plus, the last act didn't give Diana a chance to process her revelation which makes the movie feel rush. What we learn about her in Dawn of Justice is retcon in this movie. Overall, this is rough around the edges. I can't recommend this if you like Captain American the first Avenger, because this movie is not as good as that movie.  

Rating = Rental